Saturday Night Live UK has announced that Tina Fey, head writer and cast member on the US version of the show, will host the launch episode of SNL UK on satellite channel Sky One on the 21st of March.
Fey will be joined by a chart-topping musical guest, Isle of Wight indie sensation, Wet Leg.
On March 28, critically acclaimed Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan (Belfast) will take over hosting duties and be joined by the BRIT Award-winning band Wolf Alice.
On April 4, Academy award-winning British actor Riz Ahmed (Bait, Hamlet) will hosts as he is joined by titans of rock, Kasabian.
SNL UK
Live from London at 10pm every Saturday night, each 75-minute episode, will see a different host take to the stage alongside SNL UK’s inaugural cast.
They are Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young.
This brand new British version brings the highwire, anything can happen energy audiences expect from SNL — reimagined through a distinctly British lens.
Each show is written, rehearsed and performed in the week of broadcast, preserving SNL’s famously fast turn around creative process.
Staged in front of a live studio audience, every episode features an opening monologue, topical sketches, live music, and a UK adaptation of SNL’s satirical news segment, Weekend Update.
SNL said this first wave of hosts, musical guests and cast members marks the beginning of a bold new chapter for the globally acclaimed SNL franchise — blending its storied legacy with a fresh generation of British comedy voices.
SNL UK is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio’s UK production team and Broadway Video for Sky and NOW.